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​Shel Silverstein (4 sites)

Poemhunter.com

(internet resource)

1. Sheldon Allan Silverstein (1930-1999) (Known also as Uncle Shelly)
2. as child wanted to play baseball or have a thing with girls but he was only good and writing and drawing.
3. developed his own style of drawing, no one to copy
4. didnt start writing for children until 1963.
5. Became famous for childrens writing when "The Giving Tree" was published in 1964 (book was rejected by editor because "it feel between childrens and adults literature"
6. Religious lessons were based on the giving tree. The tree gave and the boy took and took. Inspired for their church sermons.
7. wrote for singers: BOTTOM
8. 1974 published poems for children, Where the sidewalk ends; this brought him up to the Dr Suess and Edward Lear "level"
9. people had many interpretations of "The Giving Tree" Men taking from women, people taking from people
10. 1996 Falling up was published
11. not well known comic artists were inspired by him
12. The Giving Tree was published in 1964
13. 13-20 Below:
    
    
    • "A Boy Named Sue" (Johnny Cash, 1969)
    • "One's On The Way"
    • "The Unicorn" (Irish Rovers)
    • "Boa Constrictor"
    • "So Good To So Bad"
    • "Sylvia's Mother" (Dr. Hook, 1972)
    • "The Great Conch Train Robbery"
    • "Yes, Mr. Rogers"

New York Times (Print)

Honan, William. "Shel Silverstein, Zany Writer and Cartoonist, Dies at 67 ." New York Times 11 May 1999: n. pag. Web. 29 Apr 2010. <http://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/11/books/shel-silverstein-zany-writer-and-cartoonist-dies-at-67.html?scp=2&sq=Shel%20Silverstein&st=cse>.

1. wrote childrens poetry (with his own illustrations)
2. impacted childrens literature rather than adult.
3. his books became popular with children, took up bookstore shelves
4. Silverstein was a cartoonist, playwright, singer and songwriter at one point in time.
5. Contributed cartoons to playboy & wrote nine adult plays, hired by Hugh Hefner
6. Poems had a naughty and silliness children loved
7. influences second grade children to read
8. influences philosophers to work with children
9. (helped helped child development thearapists discover children under 12 were not capable of reasoning.
10. his writtings were transfered to like 40 different languages
11. Wrote a boy named sue.

Sirs Discoverer

1. Drew cartoons in the army for "stars and stripes"
2. Wrote a boy named Sue, for Johnny Cash. (inspired the country music community)
3. Didnt want to write for children, friend took him to an editors office who liked his drawings.
4. Imagined what things looked like to children and wrote his poetry to apply to them.
5. Included gross things in his poetry that made children laugh.

Answers.com (internet resource)
"Shel Silverstein." Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1994-2010. Answers.com 29 Apr. 2010. http://www.answers.com/topic/shel-silverstein
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Senick, Gerald. "Something About the Author." Literature Review. Gale Research, 1983. Web. 29 Apr 2010.

1. The Lion who shot back, important book
2. Memorable for his characters
3. He didnt start out as a big influence when he first started to write and draw
4. "literary cult figure"
5. He didnt have anyone who inspired him, he came up with his own styles.
6. He had to be convinced to write for children, it didnt come to mind at first
7. His black and white images are a part of his poetry
8. "his poems read like that of a fourth grader writing in the back of his notebook"
9. His books were widely found in elementary schools to teach children about poetry.
10. The Giving Tree inspired preachers and their Christians during sunday sermons
11. his books transferred the way american poetry was taught in schools.
12. Makes children feel like they have found a grown up who understand them.
13. Some of his wrings have been misinterpreted.
14. He is also known for the lady or the tiger
15. First became noticed when in the military
16. Created drawings for playboy
17. Drew cartoons for Sports Illustrated
18. Composed many "Adult Rated" songs
19. Simply signed his books at times with SS
20. began drawing at the age of five
21. work became his habbit.
22. By the time he was attracting women, he was already too involved with his work.
23. attended Art Institute of Chigago
24. he never expected that children would understand he was writing to them
25. Children were most effected by his writings.
26. Wasnt good at sports,
27. Since he wasnt good at sports, its how he ended up writing and drawing
28. Drawing was something he was really good at
29. Worked with Hugh Hefner.
30. he inspired many song artists, because he wrote their lyrics.
31. He was on Radio talk shows, where he was interviewed.
32. Worked in drama and acting.
33. wrote scrips to plays and acted them.

"Shel Silverstein." Answers.com 2006: n. pag. Web. 30 Apr 2010. <http://www.answers.com/topic/shel-silverstein>.












B, Tiffany . "The Write Stuff." My Life in Curves (2009): n. pag. Web. 29 Apr 2010. <http://mylifeincurves.blogspot.com/2009/07/write-stuff.html>.
1. Tiffany B- inspired to become a poetry writer at age 6 because of Silverstein.


http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?search=Shel+Silverstein
Listen to the Mustn'ts,child,
Listen to the Don'ts
Listen to the Shouldn'ts
The Impossibles, the Won'ts
Listen to the Never Haves,
Then listen close to me --
Anything can happen, child,
Anything can be.
Shel Silverstein
Washington Post Article-
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-588890.html
Put the laughs in literature.

helped young readers develope an appreciation for poetry.